Sandhya Kumari v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

13.04.2022 Ct. No.23 pg.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 6579 of 2022 Sandhya Kumari Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Tanoy Chakraborty Mr. Surojit Dutta ... For the petitioner Mr. Swapan Kumar Dutta Mr. Dipankar Das Gupta ... For the State Mr. D.N. Maiti ... For the respondent no.4 Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.

A notice dated 31st March, 2022 was published by the Government of West Bengal, Department of Health and Family Welfare, indicating therein in details the stage-wise schedule for WBUG 2021 Mop Up Counseling. The petitioner says that he had missed this notification and, as such, could not apply in terms thereof for enrolment. On 6th April, 2022, a Revised Seat Matrix and Schedule WBUG 2021 Mop Up Counseling was published inviting choice filling once again. The petitioner says that the notification of 6th April, 2022 does not provide for fresh enrolment. Since the petitioner could not enrol himself as per the first notification dated 31st March, 2022, the petitioner also could not avail the benefit of the notification dated 6th April, 2022. That apart, the petitioner complains that only one day's time was available for enrolling a candidate for mop up counseling for choice filling once again. The petitioner now seeks an order allowing him extension of

the date of enrolment to enable him to participate in the Revised Seat Matrix and Schedule WBUG 2021 Mop Up Counseling.

After hearing the parties and considering the materials on record, I do not find any justifiable reason to extend the time for the petitioner to get enrolled and participate in the Revised Seat Matrix and Schedule WBUG 2021 Mop Up Counseling as per the notification dated 6th April, 2022. Any extension of time in case of the petitioner may attract several others to apply for the same. The entire selection procedure in that event is likely to be in jeopardy. Granting extension to the petitioner may also subject others who are similarly placed like the petitioner to discrimination.

Nothing further remains to be adjudicated in this writ petition on the extension of time being refused. The same is dismissed without any order as to costs. Since I have not called for any affidavits, allegations made in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon compliance of necessary formalities.

(Arindam Mukherjee, J.)